Chapter 87: 87: Moving Cores
"Guys, those bastards' cores can move inside them and change places!" Caleb shouted. Such information was crucial to the members. After all, unlike him, they are fighting the golems alone.
'Huh? Do they have moveable cores? So that's why...' Fortunately, their distance from each other wasn't far enough from the other members.
Just like that, Jin communicated Caleb's info to Dunn, who was four meters distance from him and Dunn did the same as the one's knew him.
Jin stared at the golem that began its regeneration and made it stop moving like a dysfunctional machine. His daggers reflected the glint of the sun and he struck the different spots, using fast and efficient attacks with pinpoint accuracy. Yet, the core was still nowhere to be found. 'Where it is located?'
With a sigh, Jin continued his attacks. Since he couldn't find the moving core. He plans to make his damage exceed the rate of regeneration of the golem to overheat the bastard. He was the one who was capable of doing this because he specialized in swift and quick strikes.
Just like that, the golem started to get covered with thick black smoke and he could feel a tremendous hit on his skin. He was inflicting damage on the golem before it could even regenerate. And the bastard couldn't move, since it had to focus on recovering its damaged parts.
Jin continued this for two minutes straight until he almost dismembered the golem. It riddles with cuts almost everywhere. He saw the green crystal, but it didn't take a second for it to change places. However, he didn't need to find the crystal anymore since the golem couldn't take such high-frequency attacks. From head to stony toe, the golem shuddered intensely.
'Opppsss...' Jin disappeared from his spot and moved as far as he could from the enemy golem.
BOOM!
The golem burst into a mix of flames and debris like a colossus bomb. The fire rose fifteen meters high.
Jin hasn't gone far away. He was already utterly drained of physical energy. He was still at the range of the explosion, so that a slab of stone hit him in the back. He felt the strong force pushed him like a toy. 'Argh!'
After a minute, the pain in his back gradually disappeared. But he could feel a spot on his back was burnt.
Jin looked at the sky and smiled. "Surviving is really hard."
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The other members battle have reached the climax of their battle. Dunn was lucky enough to find the core of his enemy and destroy it. However, he broke his arm in the process because he chose to risk attacking the core even when the foot of the golem was only inches away from him.
He was fortunate that he only broke his one of arms in the first place because he managed to position himself perfectly at the time the foot landed on his body. He was also lucky that the foot didn't hit him from above or else he would turn into meat paste now. 'I'm really a bit lucky today, aren't I? Is lady luck finally taking an interest in me and giving me a beautiful smile?' Dunn wiped the sweat and dust on his body and looked at the pile of stone and sand where the golem fell.
The battle was unexpectedly smooth. However, he knew that there were two factors that made the battle easier. First of all, the strategy they used to make the golems scatter around the terrain, thus effectively reducing the effect of the gravity that should have been enough to immobilize them. If they fought the golems without isolating them, the fight would have been over before it started.
As for the second factor, it was Johan's keen observation and logical analysis of the weaknesses of golems. Without that information, he wouldn't have known that there is a fucking core inside the golem, thus, making him more likely to target the head and other likely vital points that its body. Thinking of this, Dunn couldn't help but take a deep breath. In his opinion, Johan has a terrifyingly high battle IQ! He was so rational and logical to the point of it being scary!
'Damn... This kid would become a deadly fighter in the future. 'In his opinion, those smart types of fighters are more fearsome than those who are strong but have dumb heads. Of course, it would be more formidable if a person had strong strength and a good head.
Just like that, Dunn shifted his attention to the other members. He saw Jin, who was tiredly lying on the ground, just staring at the sky in a daze. It was the same for Rina and Johan... As for the others; they are still fighting... Fushigiro was relaxed, calmly leading the rhythm of the battle masterfully. The golem couldn't even touch Fushigiro's clothes while he kept using soft fists, trying to locate the moving core with a sunny smile on his face.
As for Tamasai, he has his eyes closed while dodging the destructive punches and kicks of the golem. He was so lazy and amazing, at the same as he always managed to dodge the attacks of the golem, always two or three inches away from hitting him.
'He's really a monster. So this is how strong Manifestors are? Why is the gap between Tamasai and Johan so big when they are the same Manifestor? So there are also gaps between Manifestors?'
It confused Dunn for a while. However, he didn't delve into it too much.
Suddenly, he saw an unexpected scene in his peripheral vision. It was the group of four teenagers fighting a mini-sized version of golems. A three-meter golem... It wasn't as tough and powerful as the big ones, but it was a little faster due to its size.
"This is really bad..." Dunn quickly dashed towards their place. "How the hell did such a midget golem appear?"
After all, among the members now, he was the only one who has still had energy. Jin, Rina, and Johan won't be able to help much due to their state.